President Donald Trump says the United States did a fantastic job responding to Hurricane Maria's devastation Puerto Rico despite the near 3,000 death toll. He states the government is still helping with the recovery.

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As new hurricane season starts, remember the 4,645 Puerto Rico deaths. Most died not when Hurricane Maria hit but after the failures of the Trump administration and the island's leaders: Our view >>

Fact Check of the Day: Trump Claims ‘We Did a Fantastic Job in Puerto Rico’. President Trump asserted that Puerto Rico’s power utility was “dead” and that electricity was “gone” even before Hurricane Maria hit the island in September 2017. The utility was in disrepair but still operational, and the island was not in the dark. >>

Hurricane Maria: Puerto Rico mayor derides Trump actions. The head of Puerto Rico's capital calls the response to Hurricane Maria a "stain" on the presidency. >>

New Puerto Rico death toll amplifies Trump disconnect on relief efforts. Less than two weeks after Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico, President Donald Trump took to the island to praise the federal officials in charge of the recovery efforts and declare they could be "proud" that the death toll had climbed to just 16 people. >>

New study on Hurricane Maria puts administration's response back in the spotlight. A new study on the death toll in Puerto Rico following last year's major hurricane has cast another cloud over the Trump Administration's initial response. >>

The Shame in Puerto Rico. A new study points to a far higher death toll from Hurricane Maria, more evidence of the Trump administration’s neglect. >>

Trump describes response to Hurricane Maria as 'fantastic,' a day after higher death count. President Trump said his administration did "fantastic" helping Puerto Rico recover from Hurricane Maria despite a new report of a higher death toll. >>

Trump says U.S. did 'fantastic job in Puerto Rico' after hurricane killed nearly 3,000. U.S. President Donald Trump says he thinks the federal government did a "fantastic job in Puerto Rico" despite the deaths of nearly 3,000 people after Hurricane Maria. >>

Trump says US did 'fantastic job in Puerto Rico' after Maria. President Donald Trump says he thinks the federal government did a "fantastic job in Puerto Rico" despite the deaths of nearly 3,000 people after Hurricane Maria >>

Trump Thinks U.S. 'Did Fantastic Job in Puerto Rico' Following Hurricane Maria. President Trump said he thought the U.S. “did a fantastic job in Puerto Rico” following Hurricane Maria despite a new study that said the death toll from the storm was in the thousands, not 64... >>

Trump: 'We did a fantastic job in Puerto Rico'. The president's self-assessment came one day after officials raised the estimated death toll from Hurricane Maria from 64 up to nearly 3,000 excess deaths. >>

Trump: We did a fantastic job in Puerto Rico. President Donald Trump comments on the government's response to Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico. >>

Trump's comments on Puerto Rico vs. reality. President Trump said his administration "did a fantastic job in Puerto Rico" and his praise comes just one day after the Puerto Rican government adjusted its official death toll from Hurricane Maria from 64 to almost 3,000. >>